Three Nashville residents overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning

Carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected in the deaths of three Nashville residents. Police Chief Amy Marion said law enforcement and Nashville Fire Department personnel responded to a call around 11:15 Friday morning to 625 South Mill Street, where three individuals were found unresponsive. When officers arrived, they found the three victims in an outbuilding behind the residence. Nashville Police Chief Amy Marion said the investigation revealed the three people had been staying in the outbuilding on a temporary basis, while renovations were being made to the residence. Chief Marion said a generator had been running all night to supply electricity for the outbuilding. The three individuals have been identified as 49 year old Raymond Jones, along with two juveniles, who were 13 and 14 years of age. All three are from Nashville. They were pronounced dead at the scene by Howard County Deputy Coroner Chris Janes. All three bodies are being sent to the state crime lab for autopsies, to determine an official cause of death ruling.